Infographics & data visualization gallery

Our gallery of data visualizations was created by users just like you, using Tableau Public.

Making the Pay Gap Look Good

Author: Simon Rogers published on The Guardian Datablog

Simon Rogers makes the gender gap in salaries look like a million in this viz. His use of a gantt bar to represent the difference in salary is pure genius. We love the custom male and female shapes to show whose salary is represented by which side of the bars.

2012 Race: State Match-up Polls

Author: Lori Williams published on Tableau Software

One of the most common questions that pollster ask is who you would vote for in a head to head match-up of the President versus a candidate. This viz uses the data from match-up polls in a number of states to generate different scenarios for counting up electoral votes in the 2012 ...

A Beautiful and Dangerous History

Author: Peter Aldhous published on New Scientist

Hurricanes are serious business, but Peter Aldhous' latest viz showing the history of named hurricanes from 1990-2010 makes them look positively gorgeous. The marks show the winding paths of the storms and are sized by maximum wind speed.

Which Country Uses the Most Oil?

Author: Alex Kerin published on Data Driven Consulting

Alex Kerin's viz is not only beautiful, it's also the winner of our Interactive Viz Contest! It shows which countries consume the most oil and whether or not ...

Seattle Times Economic Watch

Author: Seattle Times Team published on Seattle Times

The Seattle Times has made a comprehensive snapshot of the Puget Sound area economy in five tabs, updated monthly.

New Zealand Earthquakes

Author: Richard Leeke published on Equinox IT

Richard Leeke was lucky enough to be in Seattle attending the 2010 Tableau Customer Conference when the Christchurch earthquake struck New Zealand. When he arrived home, he found a database of earthquakes in New Zealand from 1970 to the present and used it to create this viz. Click ...

Twitter: A Leading Indicator?

Author: Zoe Fox published on Mashable

Do a Presidential candidate's Twitter followers peak before they rise in the polls? Decide for yourself with this viz.

Lies, Damned Lies and Pinocchios

Author: Glenn Kessler published on Washington Post

Glenn Kessler, the Washington Post Fact Checker published this viz showing how the different Presidential candidates have fared in his fact checks. The conversation was feisty, with a focus on data and accurate presentation. Our kind of commenters!

A Whole Lotta Shaking

Author: Amanda Raymond published on Seattle Times

Last Friday, a 6.4 magnitude earthquake occurred in British Columbia. Amanda Raymond quickly made this stylish graph showing all the earthquakes in the region since 1995. We're quivering over the consistent color scheme and the custom shading in the table headers.

World Aid Donors and Receivers

Author: Darren Evans published on The Data Studio

These two vizzes by Darren Evans show the breakdown of aid donor countries and aid receiving countries. Most interesting to me is the large discrepancy amongst aid donor countries in the amount of aid given and the % of GNI that aid represents: the US is first in amount, but last in % ...

Crime in Vancouver

Author: Kelly Martin published on VizCandy

Kelly Martin takes a look into Vancouver crime over the past 8 years. Use the radio buttons on the right to select a crime and year that you are interested in.

The Coast Guard & the Environment

Author: G. W. Schultz published on Center for Investig. Reporting

G.W. Schultz from the Center for Investigative reporting looks into the time that the Coast Guard spends protecting the environment, compared to other missions.

Fighting Words, Fighting Data

Author: Glenn Kessler published on Washington Post

Nothing like a Presidential primary debate to spark a heated discussion. There were the usual comments predicting who will win the GOP nomination, as well as a number of comments arguing over which data voters should focus on when evaluating candidates. Will 2012 be the year that ...

Recession Job Growth

Author: Anthony Calabrese published on State of the USA

Although the economy has been growing and 630,000 private sector jobs have been created this year, over 7 million net jobs have been lost since the start of the recession. See Anythony Calabrese's viz below for the details.

SAT Scores and Per Pupil Spending

Author: Bob Morrison published on From the Trenches

Bob Morrison and Stephen McDaniel created this visualization to show how spending per pupil affects (or doesn't!) SAT scores in New Jersey. Select an income group (district factor) on the view to the left to browse the other views.

US Correctional Population

Author: Anthony Calabrese published on The State of the USA

This visualization by Anthony Calabrese shows how many people are in prison, jail or on probation in the U.S. and how those numbers have changed in recent decades.

Investing in Influence - Campaign Finance

Author: Dan Newman published on Maplight.org

Maplight.org has a simple goal: illuminate the connection between money and politics. Dan Newman has taken this ethos to a higher level with his analysis of campaign finance in California. Take a look below.

The Long Tail of US Oil Production

Author: Paul Kedrosky published on Infectious Greed

The debate over drilling and environmental management in the US has reached intense heights. It is easy, when considering these arguments, to feel like US oil production is driven entirely by gushing wells in the Gulf of Mexico and Alaska. However, Paul Kedrosky looked into some ...

Ode to Minard's Visualization of 1812

Author: Kim Rees published on Periscopic

Data visualization is not a new field. Ever since the first cave man drew a picture on a rock, humans have relied on visualization to depict what words cannot. This view was originally published in 1869 by

National Obesity Comparison Tool

Author: Ross Perez published on data.gov

Use this tool to get a detailed view of the nationwide obesity epidemic, and the factors that influence it. You may be surprised by what you find: obesity is a nationwide problem but rates vary widely within states and the nation as a whole.

Underfunded Public Pension Map

Author: Mike "Mish" Shedlock published on Mish's Global Economic Trend Analysis

The nations public pension plans have been decimated by the financial crises. Making a tough loss even worse, many funds have assumed that their assets will grow in the recovery by an aggressive 7-9%. This visualization shows the extreme deficit these pensions will face if they are ...

Household Debt in the United States

Author: Dan Murray published on Tableau Software

The recession of 2008 and 2009 had many causes. A lax regulatory environment for complex derivatives and overly aggressive Wall Street firms played a large part. However, we cannot forget the contribution of the average American who took on more debt than they could handle.

Youth Face a Higher Risk of Unemployment

Author: Jerome Cukier published on OECD Factblog

The youth of the world are having a terrible time staying employed. This visualization, from Jerome Cukier at the OECD Factblog, shows the alarming difference in unemployment between those aged 15-24 and the rest of the ...

Chicago Fed National Activity Index

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

The NAI is a combination of 85 disparate economic indicators that are calculated and combined into a single national economic heartbeat.

Spending by President

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

Use this viz to compare spending between presidents. Who focused on defense? Who spent more on social security? Hover over a number to see the percent of the annual budget.

District of Columbia Crimespotting

Author: Chris Stolte published on Tableau

With data from the District of Columbia, this viz takes an in depth look into the crime of our nation's capital.

New York City Graffiti

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

This viz created from the NYC Data Mine's Graffiti dataset shows where the graffiti incidents are occuring around town. Explore the graffiti of New York City by borough and precinct.

60 Years of Unemployment

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

Taking the Bureau of Labor Statistics data this visualization shows a comparison of the highs and lows in US employment by decade (1948-2009).

Student Loan Default Rates

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

Using a data set released every year by the Department of Education, get a look at the default rates at every 4 year or graduate institution in the US (that has had defaults).

Haiti Earthquakes

Author: Ramon Martinez published on Pan American Health Organization

The Pan American Health Organization published an interactive dashboard showing the locations of the devastating earthquakes in Haiti.

Where the Nobel Prizes Go

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

This viz is an interesting exploration of the history of Nobel laureates geographically. Use the lasso feature to drill down into the data.

Education Marginalization Worldwide

Author: Patrick Montjourides published on UNESCO

In an effort to understand the disparities in education both within countries and throughout the world, UNESCO created this view that displays the distribution of children ages 17-22 with less than 4 years of schooling.

US Population by Race

Author: Ross Perez published on Tableau

This viz provides a current look at the racial makeup of the US with fresh data from the Census Bureau’s March 2008 and 2009 Current Population Surveys.

Parana!

Author: Gazeta de Povo published on Gazeta de Povo

This simple but beautiful viz shows municipal statistics in Parana, Brazil. Take a look and click through the cities... especially if you speak Portugese!

Is 2011 Drier than 1976?

Author: Craig Bloodworth published on Guardian Datablog

The Guardian Datablog used Tableau to analyze weather data from 1976 (a notoriously dry year) and 2011 to see which year was the driest. The data is fascinating, and the viz is pretty good looking, too.

What are Obama's Chances?

Author: Paul Kedrosky published on Infectious Greed

Sure, the elections are a little ways away, but that doesn't mean we can't ask some what-ifs! Paul Kedrosky's viz below allows you to choose economic conditions, and then view the historical election data of incumbants who faced similar circumstances.

Hail to the Chief (Executive Officer)

Author: Maplight.org published on Maplight.org

Last week, President Obama met with dozens of tech leaders in an attempt to gain support from his base for his innovation and education bills. The view below shows donations to the Obama campaign from various individuals employed by major technology companies in the area.

Visualizing the Census

Author: Cheryl Phillips published on Seattle Times

On February 23rd, the Census Bureau released another piece of the much anticipated 2010 Census. On that same day, Cheryl Phillips of the Seattle Times published this visualization that shows how population has shifted in the Seattle area over the past ten years. Talk about quick!

Oxford Student Snapshot

Author: Andy Cotgreave published on The Data Studio

Who makes up the student body of Oxford University? It may be a simple question, but Andy Cotgreave is not afraid to give a detailed answer. Take a look at his

Mapping a Million Journeys

Author: Andy Cotgreave published on Guardian Datablog

This visualization by Andy Cotgreave shows the most popular bicycles in London's city-wide bike hire program, affectionately named Boris Bikes after London mayor Boris Johnson. Its beautiful, useful and interesting- we're not the only ones who think so! It was re-embedded in the ...

US Overseas Aid

Author: Barry Ritholtz published on The Big Picture

Barry didn't have too much to say about this viz, but his readers sure did! Many pointed out the incredibly high proportion of aid that has been sent to the Middle East- including an enormously generous $500 per capita (per year) to Israel.

How to Fix the Budget

Author: The State published on The State

Now this is an interesting exercise in open government- have the citizens balance the budget! With this viz, you can select any of the cuts or revenue changes available to the state legislature in South Carolina in an effort to balance the budget.